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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Perhaps these thought swirled in Jonah’s mind as he hailed a
ship headed for Tarshish. The Lord had asked him to do the one thing he abhorred.
The one assignment he refused to undertake. The one task he would not do.

Preach to the Ninevites.

Those wicked, violent, rich Gentiles. No. He would not do it. He would go in the complete
opposite direction: to Tarshish. But as we all know, Jonah’s plans were abruptly
reversed by a mighty storm and a great fish with an appetite for stubborn
prophets. After several miserable nights in the fish’s belly, wrestling with
God, Jonah eventually did what the Lord commanded him to do: preach to those
wicked Gentiles.

How often we read this story and chuckle at Jonah’s
foolishness in trying to run from the Lord. “What was he thinking?” we ask
pretentiously. But have we ever run from the Lord’s will? Has the Lord ever
commanded you to do the very thing you loathed doing? How did you respond? The
Lord made such a request of me, and my reaction was not unlike Jonah’s.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Why do some children grow to be highly respected and godly individuals while others amount to nothing more than wayward miscreants? It can arguably be stated that it is because of the loving care, or lack thereof, provided by their mothers. This book is a collection of short biographies focusing on the Christian character of the mothers of famous men. The author states in the introduction, "My purpose in writing this book was not to extol a few mothers but to pay tribute to the countless number of unselfish, devoted mothers everywhere."

Monday, May 8, 2017

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the reader survey last week! Here's what y'all had to say:

Apparently, the advice I'd heard from other bloggers was true: the more you involve yourself in other's blogs, the more likely it will be for others to find your blog.

Personally, I would've rated my blog's layout and colors a 3. So I'm not sure if y'all are being nice, or if I need to be content. :P

This question was the main reason I wanted to do a survey. Now I know what kinds of posts I should focus on creating.

The question following this one was "How do you think this blog could improve?" I got quite a variety of answers with most saying they loved the way it currently is, others saying they'd love to see more and longer posts, and one person suggesting funner fonts.

Thanks once again to everyone who voted and voiced their opinions! They were duly noted and I will be seeking to implement them in future blog posts. :D

Monday, May 1, 2017

Yesterday was the two year anniversary of this blog. Woohooo!!! Has it really been two years?? Anyways, I thought it would be fun to host a survey (after all, who doesn't like giving their opinion). The following poll has only five questions so it won't take you too long to complete. I'd really really appreciate the feedback!

Hello!

Welcome to my blog! I hope you will be encouraged as you read and inspired by the photography. But most of all, I hope you will be able to see a reflection of Christ shining through the words on this screen.